Adam Machanic : fonts, ssmshttp://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/adam_machanic/archive/tags/fonts/ssms/default.aspxTags: fonts, ssmsenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.1)Do You Change the Results to Grid Font in SSMS?http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/adam_machanic/archive/2009/04/24/do-you-change-the-results-to-grid-font-in-ssms.aspxFri, 24 Apr 2009 20:28:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:13510Adam Machanic13http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/adam_machanic/comments/13510.aspxhttp://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/adam_machanic/commentrss.aspx?PostID=13510<p><b>Update: Please <a href="http://sqlblog.com/forums/13518/ShowThread.aspx#13518">respond here instead</a>.&nbsp; Thanks for the great idea, Alex!</b> <br></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Please respond and let me know:</p><p>A) Whether you change it at all <br></p><p>and </p><p>B) If so, whether you use a fixed width font (the default font is non-fixed width)</p><p>Background, in case you're curious: I modified a newer version of <a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/adam_machanic/archive/2009/03/30/who-is-active-v8-40-now-with-delta-power.aspx">Who is Active?</a>, based on some feedback I received from <a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/aaron_bertrand/">Aaron Bertrand</a> asking for right-padding of the numbers in the result.&nbsp; I did this modification based on my assumption that most people won't change the default grid font, and even if they do change it they'll still use a non-fixed width font.&nbsp; I tested my modification on my end and sent it over to Aaron to see what he thought, and low and behold he has changed his own SSMS settings to use a fixed width font.&nbsp; Oops!&nbsp; I would be very interested in finding out how many of you do the same.&nbsp; If the vast majority of people do indeed leave the font unchanged, or at least in the same font family, perhaps I'll leave the right-padding as-is (I happen to like it, personally -- sorry, Aaron!).&nbsp; If I'm mistaken in my assumption, I'll rip it out.</p><p>Thanks for letting me know, either way. <br></p><img src="http://www2.sqlblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13510" width="1" height="1">fontsssmswho is active